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Author: Dano
Date: 2008-03-28 23:31
Has anyone tried a Cannonball clarinet yet? They do look different with the odd bell. Just wondering if they are as playable as they are nice looking. I don't seem to have the ability to post a link but.....You can view it at cannonballmusic.com/piacere.php
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Author: Pam H.
Date: 2008-03-29 00:08
I didn't even know they had clarinets. Interesting. The website seems to indicate that they come with two bells and barrells. Maybe the other ones are more traditional looking.
A friend of mine has a Cannonball Tenor sax and is pleased with it. He says it plays as well or better than some of the big names and costs less too. (His is not one of the "jewel studded" or whatever ones.)
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Author: Dano
Date: 2008-03-29 02:04
I check the Cannonball site once in a while and today is the first time I noticed clarinets. They have "sound enhancement stones" on the keys and necks of their saxes (which I don't think make much of a sound enhancement but look pretty nice) and am surprised that they did not gimmick their clarinet that way also. I have played their saxes and think they are pretty good even when up against the big name Selmers. Pricing is done by the independent dealers so who knows what they are asking for the clarinets. I guess that is the main question. Is it as good or worse than the price indicates. Won't know until the stores get some in and I can try them.
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Author: CocoboloKid
Date: 2008-03-30 07:30
Interesting that they appear to basically be clones of the Leblanc Backun horns...I'm curious to give them a try.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2008-03-30 13:17
"Black-anodized-nickel-plated keys" (zeloso). Wow. Wonder how that'd look like...
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Ben
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2008-03-30 14:05
Hey Ben, maybe you can get some special made for "Darth Tone"??
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-03-30 18:29
I like the 'Countess style' bell shape in the photo of the Veloce.
Just wondering if the 'Goblet style' bell on the Piacere is hollowed out on the inside (like a Baroque oboe), or the normal cone shape inside but with mega-thick walls.
And is the 'Fjord style' bell a normal looking flared bell or something different? And what their Mediaeval saxes look like.
Probably just have to wait and see.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2008-03-30 18:58
(Disclaimer-I have no association with Cannonball)
The barrels and bells will be available seprately soon according to the owner. Since they only sell through dealers and not on the web (their philosophy) you will have to find a dealer to obtain them or try them out. Hopefully in order to make a splash with their new introductions they will be at the major conventions.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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Author: Ryder
Date: 2008-03-31 03:45
I tried the only three in existence a few months ago. Or at least thats what the representative told me. No offense to anyone who owns one or works for cannonball. I do not represent any clarinet maker. Now to my opinion. I asume they had the three clarinets i tried in good working order. They were less than good to me. Extremely resistant, and very awkward. If you play a Buffet, It would be a struggle to get used to the ergonomics of these clarinets. If they work for you, great.
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Author: clarinets1
Date: 2008-03-31 16:57
the clarinets are brand-new to Cannonball's line of horns. they started out as saxophone exclusive, then moved on to some very decent trumpets. (i am an employee of a Cannonball dealer, the saxes and trumpets are our best sellers). the stones on the horns are similar in concept to megatone mouthpieces--add more mass to a horn, tone and sound increases. they supposedly improve intonation too, but i'll have to see more conclusive evidence supporting that claim. they are also very pretty looking.
i don't know if we will carry the clarinets (too many brands in our mix already) but i would definitely be interested in trying them if we get a couple.
the whole line uses a Medieval theme, hence the odd model names. i can vouch for the solidness of the saxophones, though. they play nice
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-03-31 17:21
Are the saxes made by the same manufacturer as P. Mauriats?
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2008-03-31 18:58
According to Cannonball they make their saxes in their factory and they don't make saxophones for other companies to sell under their names, although that may have changed but I don't know. I've heard good and bad things about them but all that BS with the stones....
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Author: kfunk01
Date: 2008-04-21 19:37
Hey I tried 2 at Midwest in Chicago. I thought they played really nice in comparison to my R13 - The thing I thought was nice was the clearness in the tone in the lower regesiter - No fuzzy sound at all and then the negative was you would get a fuzzy sound for the higher register. I think it is a good step before an R13 or better clarinet or for anyone looking for a clarinet that has the left hand Eb or an interesting look for a cheaper price -
Post Edited (2008-04-21 19:38)
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2008-04-22 12:32
I never bought into the Cannonball hype. Have tried their Saxes (have a student who has one also) and am not impressed compared to Yamaha, Selmer Paris, etc).
Interesting that they are doing the imitation thing on Backun's stuff.
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
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Author: tholland
Date: 2009-10-24 19:01
Okay guys, since the last post with regard to the Cannonballs was over a year ago - any new insight?
My local shop carries them and I was curious if anyone has any futher information. I have not yet played this horn, but when I held it yesterday it felt strikingly similar to my Selmer. In speaking with the salesperson he told me that the founder of the company used to work for Selmer and decided to "do his own thing"...
Pretty horns, unique to look at, and I was wondering if anyone felt they were comparable to the professional level Selmers and Buffets, etc. especially with regard to longevity and quality of sound.
Tammy Holland
Returning Lost Clarinetist
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2009-10-25 04:08
>> Okay guys, since the last post with regard to the
>> Cannonballs was over a year ago - any new insight?
Since my last post I've tried the three models of Cannonbal clarinets and didn't like them so much. The tone, the best I can say, was without inspiration. Just didn't have what I was looking in a good tone of a clarinet. I especially didn't like the feel of the keys, and most problematic was the "ergonomic" register key, which was the least comfortable I've tried. Coincidence or not, both for tone and feel the least expensive one was the worst and the most expensive one was the best of them. I preferred student and intermediate models from Yamaha much more than these.
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